Did you know that the colour of your dinner plates influences how much you eat? Let me give you an example! Apparently the more your food contrasts with your plate, the less you will eat. Simply because the contrast makes you more aware of your food. So do not eat spaghetti carbonara from a white...
I like to make my own hamburgers. I'm not a 'make-it-from-scratch' kind of person, but a hamburger? That I can do! I mix ground beef with an egg and some bread crumbs. I add some salt, and then I mush it all together. Once that's done I start claying meatballs. And then I squash the...
While I have to do all the boring gardening stuff, like pickings weeds, my husband does the vegetable garden. Growing vegetables gets him even more excited than a Star Trek episode! It's still kind of cold outside, but he couldn't wait to start sowing his seeds. So he created his own little hothouse, using some...
I have about 7 blogs. I know that's a lot. But they're all about different topics and meant for different kinds of people. Are niche blogs going extinct? However, lately I've heard several times niche blogs are not the way to go. And that it's smarter to have one big blog with lots of categories....
Incoming article by Kira The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. Nature is good for you! Taking a leisurely stroll in nature, or just looking at a beautiful picture of nature is good for our health. Even if you live between bricks and mortar, you can...
I've got a handbag I use daily. It's filled with all kinds of stuff, like my wallet, my diary, paper handkerchiefs, pens etc. But last Sunday I went to church. I hadn't been there for a long time. And as I was getting ready, I felt I needed a small, little bag. Not my big...
For weeks I've been nagging my husband to mow the lawn. And today he finally did. But he's doing it in his bathrobe… Oh well.
Look mommy! With hands! I've had about three years worth of weekly sewing lessons in my life. But somehow they never quite stuck. Everything I made, rarely made it out of my closet. But lately I've been so much out of fashion I can't even find any jersey skirts with little flowers on them in...
Do you ever visit a blog and go: 'Wow! What a great look! I wonder what theme she's using? I do! If you find yourself admiring a blog's look and you want to know what theme or template that blogger is using there are 3 ways of finding out! Determining a WordPress theme Scroll down...
I'm always on the lookout for boots and shoes that will keep my feet warm. For a long time I was very pleased with my Whooga Uggs. But then they got a hole in them, and the manufacturers went out of business! So what's a girl to do?! The official Australia Uggs are way too...
